Tallyframe

A written offer is in hand. You want to ask for more without losing it.

Counteroffer takes the offer, your target and the situation, and hands back one number to ask for with its band, the message to send by email or say out loud, and two follow-ups for yes and for no. No account, nothing leaves your machine.

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the number to ask for

$102,600

Band: $95,000 to $107,730

"I would like to ask for $102,600 (between $95,000 and $107,730). Is that something we can work out?"

This tool writes wording, not a prediction. No outcome is promised: it cannot know what any employer will do, and it is not career, legal or financial advice.

Try it now, free

Enter the offer, your target and the situation. The free version below covers the lowball situation (the offer came in lower than you expected) with the full number, both message forms and both follow-ups.

Prefer it on its own page? Open the free version. You can turn off your connection after it loads; it keeps working.

How it works

  1. Enter the offer, your target, and the situation: they asked for your number first, the offer is a lowball, you have a competing offer, they said the number is not negotiable, or the base is fixed but benefits are open.
  2. Read the number: it is anchored above your target within a stated band, not below it, and never negative.
  3. Copy the message, by email or the shorter spoken version, and read the two follow-ups for whichever way the answer goes.

That is the whole tool. It exists because the free advice people find for this exact moment tends to contradict itself, and a stranger cannot tell which script is sound.

Free to try, one file to keep

The free page covers the lowball situation, with the number, both message forms and both follow-ups. The paid file adds every situation and a printable one-page prep sheet. One purchase, no subscription, full refund within 14 days.

TierWhat you getPrice
Free One situation (the lowball case): the number and its band, the email and spoken message, and both follow-ups. Free
Personal Everything free, plus all five situations and a printable one-page prep sheet. For one person's own use. 12.00 USD Buy
Team Everything Personal has, for use by the people of one organisation. 49.00 USD
Buy the file, 12.00 USD Choose Personal or Team at checkout.

Delivered by the checkout provider immediately after payment, as a download link on the receipt and in the receipt email. Refund in full within 14 days if it does not do what this page says, no questions asked.

Plain answers

Does my information go anywhere?
No. After the page loads there are no network requests: no server, no account, no upload. What you type stays in this browser tab and is never sent anywhere.
How is the number worked out?
It is anchored above your target by a fixed percentage, with a band above and below it stated on the page, not hidden. That is a judgement drawn from public negotiation guidance, not a measured result; you are free to disagree with it and adjust before you send anything.
Will this get me the number?
No claim like that is made anywhere on this page or in the tool. This is wording, not a prediction. It cannot know what any employer will do, and it is not career, legal or financial advice.
What does the free version leave out?
The four situations other than the lowball case, and the printable prep sheet. The number, both message forms and both follow-ups are the same in both.
Who is behind this?
Tallyframe, a one-person software studio. No names or faces here, by design. Everything the tool does is visible in the one file you download.
What are the terms?
You buy a copy of a file for your own use (personal) or your organisation's use (team). Do not resell or redistribute it. The seller is not liable for how any employer responds to what you send.